Born as Carole King Klein in 1942, the New York-born and raised singer-songwriter first learned how to play the piano when she was still a small child. It was discovered by her parents her ability to identify a musical note with precision without an actual reference tone to go on. This rare talent was instrumental…
Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer who started up in the mid 1970s and has continued into the present time. As a result, it should come as no surprise to learn that he has been very successful, seeing as how he has been able to continue making music for more than four-and-a-half decades. Still, the…
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then relocated to Rockville, Maryland, Joan Larkin’s journey to becoming Joan Jett began in 1971 when she received her first guitar when she was thirteen years old. When her music teacher insisted to teach her folk music, Joan quit just before she and her family moved to a suburban community in…
The Violent Femmes are a folk punk band that has been around for quite some time. To be exact, the band started up in the late 1970s with an initial line-up that consisted of Brian Ritchie as the bassist, Victor DeLorenzo as the drummer, and Gordan Gano as both the vocalist and the guitarist. Since…
Whitesnake is a hard rock band that was formed in London in 1978. Originally, the band was formed as a backing group for David Coverdale after he left Deep Purple. However, the band soon developed its own entity. The only constant band member in the band’s history is David Coverdale. Whitesnake was active from 1978…
Cypress Hill is one of the more notable hip hop groups to emerge in recent decades. For those who are unfamiliar, the initial line-up of what was then called DVX consisted of the brothers Sen Dog and Mellow Man Ace plus DJ Muggs and B-Real in the late 1980s. However, Mellow Man Ace left because…
Kate Bush is a singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and record producer who was born in Kent, England, on July 30. 1958. She began her career in the music industry in 1975. Before recording professionally, Bush’s family helped her to create a demo tape of 50 songs she had composed. Although record labels turned her down,…
The Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band that started up in the late 1980s. It was co-founded by a couple of individuals, with one being Ed Robertson and the other being Steven Page. The latter hasn’t been a member of the Barenaked Ladies since 2009. However, the rest of the band members are still…
In 1985, the American hip-hop/rapping band known as Public Enemy first got its official formation by Carlton “Chuck D” Ridenhour and William “Flavor Flav” Drayton, Jr. out of Long Island, New York in 1985. Through their band, the two artists are known for their political opinions that have been put into their musical material that…